Packing or cushion for shipping purposes.



No. 768,494. PATENTED AUG. 23, 1904. LE. WALKER.

PACKING 0R CUSHION FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 17.1904. N0 MODEL.

Patented August 23, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

IRVING H. WALKER, OF. LEROY, NEW YORK.

PACKING OR CUSHION FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 768,494, dated August23, 1904:.

Application'filed May 1'7, 1904. Serial No. 208,415. (No model.)

To all whom, it nasty concern:

Be it known that I, IRVING H. WALKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leroy, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Packings or Cushionsfor-Shipping Purposes, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in packing, more especially .forfruit-crates or shipping-cases, boxes, or barrels.

Said invention has for its object, among other things, not only to guardagainst or prevent the bruising of the contents of the shipping-case,barrel, box, orcrateas, for instance, any fruit liable to be thusinjured or affected in transit or shipmentbut also to exclude externalmoisture from the interior of such receptacles and also to providefor-the absorption of internal vapor or steam arising from the sweatingof such contents or fruit,

whereby all causes tending to cause said fruit or contents to rot areovercome.

Said invention therefore consists of certain structural features,substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and particularlypointed out by the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of myinvention, Figure l is a side or edge view of the invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view thereof. Fig. 3 is a broken perspective view of abarrel with its upper end open, exposing its con tents prior to theplacing of the head and cushion therein. Fig. 4: is a vertical sectionof the same with the head and cushion in position.

In the practicing of'my invention I provide a cushion 1, formed ofanupper member or part 1, which is made of waterproof paper or material,and of a lower member 2, also of soft material or paper, with its upperedges turned inward and suitably secured to the under side of thewaterproof papermember 1, thus forming, with said upper. member, achamber to receive or contain, preferably, excelsior or fibrous softmaterial, the whole forming a cushion or packing for filling in betweenthe fruit or like contents of the barrel or case and its top or head toprimarily prevent the bruising of said contents. Said waterproof member1 has its marginal portion or edge relatively extended, as at lsufficiently to permit, as more fully disclosed by Fig. I, thebarrel-head as it is put in place abutting squarely against theextension 1 thus formed and the wedging in place of the latter, andwhereby said extension is upraised at its edge or margin to stand abovethe heador top of the barrel or case, and thus not only serve to excludeany external moisture or water from entering the packing or shippingcase via interstices or otherwise through said head ortop, but alsoprevent such moisture .or water from gaining access around the edge ormargin of said top or head, as would be the case if said extensionshould terminate even flush with said head or top. Said inner or lowermember 2 of said cushion or packing is also provided with numerousopenings 2, whereby any steam or vapor arising from the fruit orcontents of the shipping-case or barrel will be permitted to be absorbedor taken up by the excelsior, hay, orother filling within the cushion orpacking proper, and thus counteract any tendency of the rotting of saidfruit or contents from that cause, as is apparent.

vLatitude is allowed as to details herein, as they may be changed ascircumstances suggest without departing from the spirit of my inventionand the latter still be protected.

I claim 1. A packing or cushion for shipping pur-.

2. A packing or cushion'for shipping purposes comprising an upperwaterproof pliable member having a laterally-extended portion, and alower member forming with said upper member a chamber containing afilling, said extended portion adapted to be upraised above the surfaceof the topor head of said recepthroughout for the purpose stated andsaid filling serving to absorb vapors or moisture arising from the sweatof the receptacle contents.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IRVING ll. \VALl lCl\..

Vitnesses:

A. DIX B1SSELL, T. M. BUCKLE).

